Emmylou Harris How She Could Sing The Wildwood Flower Lyrics

How She Could Sing The Wildwood Flower Lyrics

How she could sing the Wildwood Flower

The orphan girl he would love so long

In the end he knew she'd been his finest hour

And all he has left of her is the song



He first saw her standing by her cabin door

Her song was ringing out in a voice so strong and sure

To the lonesome valley, he'd bring her there to be his bride

Where they would live and work together side by side



She was his sunshine, she was his moon and morning star

His words would ring true on the chords of her guitar

He was driven and lost to her for days and days

'Til the lonesome valley finally drove her heart away



How she could sing the Wildwood Flower

The orphan girl he would love so long

In the end he knew she'd been his finest hour

Now all he has left of her is the song



We all cling to as the years keep rolling on

One single promise of a love that's past and gone

And the lonesome valley, we all walk it by ourselves

Where the Wildwood Flower is the story we will tell



How she could sing the Wildwood Flower

The orphan girl he would love so long

In the end he knew she'd been his finest hour

Now all he has left of her is the song



How she could sing the Wildwood Flower

And all we have left of her is the song